[Hiring] Transportation Analyst @V2X

Role Description

V2X is seeking a highly motivated and driven Transportation Analyst to join our team.

• Shipment planning and readiness: Analyze shipment requirements and recommend routes using approved carriers, accounts, modes, and routing instructions. Verify origin and destination, delivery requirements, purchase order or work breakdown structure information, and required shipping documentation before tender.
• Shipment monitoring and exception support: Monitor shipments from tender through delivery; investigate delays, misroutes, customs holds, documentation gaps, loss or damage issues, and other exceptions; coordinate follow-up; and escalate material service, compliance, cost, or customer risks.
• Transportation data and reporting: Compile and analyze shipment, service, cost, and exception data; maintain recurring KPI reports and dashboards; identify trends and data-quality concerns; and prepare findings and recommendations for Transportation leadership and carrier reviews.
• Carrier quote and account analysis: Obtain and compare carrier quotes within established sourcing and approval processes. Validate use of approved carrier accounts, review authorized-user and activity data, identify inactive or inappropriate account use, and prepare requests for account changes or deactivation.
• Freight payment support: Research invoice exceptions involving incorrect carrier accounts, missing PO or WBS data, duplicate charges, rate variances, or missing shipment documents; coordinate supporting information with Freight Payment and Transportation management.
• Compliance and documentation coordination: Apply established shipping procedures and documentation requirements. Engage Global Trade Compliance when defined triggers require classification, licensing, sanctions, restricted-party, customs, or other regulatory review, and retain required transportation records.
• Standard work and process improvement: Maintain routing guides, shipment-readiness checklists, work instructions, and supporting data. Perform root-cause analysis, document recurring issues, and support corrective actions and continuous-improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Business Administration, Operations, Industrial Management, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience that provides comparable knowledge and skills. (One year of related experience may be substituted for one year of education, if a degree is required.)
• Experience: Minimum 5 - 8 years of experience in logistics, transportation, global trade compliance and warehouse management.
• Experience coordinating domestic and international transportation and working with parcel, air, ocean, truckload, and less-than-truckload carriers.
• Experience analyzing transportation costs, carrier performance, shipment exceptions, and operational data.
• Other Requirements: U.S. Citizenship.
• Skills & Technology Used:
• Personal computer, printer, copy machine and other general office equipment.
• Proficient in the use of computers and computer software programs such as Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Understanding of using on-line applicant tracking recruitment tools.
• Must be self-starter and results-driven.
• Autonomous/Independent - enjoys working with little direction.
• Innovative - prefers working in unconventional ways or on tasks that require creativity.
• Strong decision-making skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing responsibilities while coordinating multiple job tasks.
• Ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines.
• Willingness to work collaboratively and ability to demonstrate effective teamwork capabilities.

Requirements

• Experience supporting government, defense, or other regulated transportation environments.

Benefits

• Healthcare coverage.
• Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits.
• Retirement plan.
• Wellness programs.
• Paid time off, including holidays.
• Learning and Development resources.
• Employee assistance resources.